Identifying Supply and Demand Elasticities of Agricultural Commodities: Implications for the US Ethanol Mandate

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Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 2013
Volume: 103
Issue: 6
Pages: 2265-95

Authors (2)

Michael J. Roberts (University of Hawaii-Manoa) Wolfram Schlenker (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We present a new framework to identify supply elasticities of storable commodities where past shocks are used as exogenous price shifters. In the agricultural context, past yield shocks change inventory levels and futures prices of agricultural commodities. We use our estimated elasticities to evaluate the impact of the 2009 Renewable Fuel Standard on commodity prices, quantities, and food consumers'

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RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:103:y:2013:i:6:p:2265-95
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29